Make your race a playground, not a proving ground.

When you recognize that failing doesn't make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things.

Anyone can train hard. Do you have the discipline to recover?

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

Perfect preparation doesn’t exist. Excellent adaptation does.

Sometimes we push ourselves. We take a workout and we use it as a way to crack open our shell, let the pain rush in and push out the stagnant wounds of the heart. Sometimes a workout sets you free.

I learned a long time ago that the last thing any woman should be thinking about is being 'skinny' or 'thin.' To me, those words imply weakness, fragility, the inability to stand firm in a storm. If you want to change your body, aim for 'athletic.' An athletic body is healthy, strong, and built to thrive. An athletic body can take many shapes.